Noise Ordinances in San Joaquin County, CA (2026)

San Joaquin County Code § 2-8011(m)

(m)Peace and Quiet. No person shall conduct themselves in a manner that disturbs others in an area designated for overnight camping between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily. Nor shall a person use any device or equipment at a volume, which emits sound beyond the immediate individual camping or picnic site without specific written permission of the Park Administrator.

San Joaquin County Code § 4-9020

No person shall keep or permit to remain on any premises within the County of San Joaquin any dog which continuously and incessantly barks at any time during the day or night to the disturbance of any other person. Continuous and incessant barking is defined as frequent barking for a period of ten (10) minutes or more duration, which disturbs the peace of another person, including howling, cryi...

California Disorderly Conduct - Noise

Small off-road engines (SORE), which are used primarily in lawn and garden equipment, emit high levels of air pollutants, including oxides of nitrogen (NOx), reactive organic gases (ROG), and particulate matter (PM). NOx and ROG together contribute to formation of ozone, a criteria pollutant with a national ambient air quality standard set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U...

San Joaquin County Code § 6-3101(c)

Non-commercial use of sound amplification equipment or music producing equipment shall be subject to the following regulations: (1) Amplified sound and music producing equipment shall not be audible at any time within five hundred (500) feet of hospitals, schools, churches or courts while they are in session. (2) The volume of sound may in no circumstances be audible from a distance of more tha...

San Joaquin County Code § 11-1224

Recognizing that the Airport must continue to be a good neighbor to Stockton and adjoining communities, it is a firm policy that aviation activities on the Airport, Aircraft or Helicopter approaching, departing or flying in the pattern, and in addition, Aircraft or Helicopters operating so as to expose noise sensitive areas of these communities to noise or sonic boom (whether or not they use th...

San Joaquin County Code § 2-8012

(a) No person shall electronically amplify sound at any Park or Campground without the written consent of the Park Administrator or expressly authorized by a park use permit and as defined by Chapter 1, Section 2-8002 of Division 8, Title 2 of this Code. (b) Amplified Sound must not contain indecent content that portrays sexual or violent activities in a way that is patently obscene to any p...